ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL

Set in CAPE CORAL, Florida, ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized 9-12 campus, run under LEE. It enrolls 1,477 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL sits 43% bigger than that benchmark.

ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL is one of 116 schools operated by LEE, a district that enrolls 102,524 students overall.

On demographics, ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.6%; ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL posts 31.3%, -24.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lee County) records that median household income runs about $76,107, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), of which ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DR CARRIE D ROBINSON LITTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL has declined 9%, going from 1,629 students in 2018 to 1,477 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

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